The bulk of the tumor is between the size of a tangerine and and orange (hailstones are measured by sports balls; tumors are apparently measured by fruit), and is taking up a large portion of Sara's right frontal lobe. As of right now, that entire...

Butler Bulldog fan Jeanna Hillman paints Bulldog footprints on her stomach before the start of a college basketball game against Wright State in Indianapolis, Thursday. You write the cutline. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)Top Cutlines1. In her final act of desperation and plea for male voter support,...

Is anyone getting enough (sleep)? Not if you’re the parent of young children, it seems. I have a friend who has a teething 10-month-old. She’s not sleeping much these days. Neither is another friend, whose 4-year-old daughter wakes up at night wanting to crawl into...

Rick Currie, chairman of the Kootenai County Board of Commissioners announced his candidacy for re-election this afternoon at the courthouse, stating: "As you know, I am not the best public speaker in the world! But just let me assure you, that has nothing to do...

Crystal Socha, 26, of Augusta, Kan., combs the tail of her American Paint horse, Summer, during the 11th annual EquiFest of Kansas at the Kansas Coliseum in Wichita today. EEleven-year-old Summer holds the Guinness Book of World Records title for the longest tail on a...

Hey soon-to-be parents: Naming your kids is not a "clever competition." Remember when naming your newborn was a tribute to an elder family member? Not anymore. Now it seems that names are chosen in an effort to win some sort of wacky competition. For example:...

In a tux and tails, spit-shined shoes and a periwinkle vest, our youngest son sung for the first time last night in front of an audience. He graced the school gym filled with parents, grandparents, teachers and his schoolmates with a rendition of "Your Mother...

"The senator shook a few print reporters' hands -– told a few bloggers he doesn’t read blogs –- and then headed to the back of the plane -– a part he dubbed "the fun part of the plane" -– where the photographers sit"/ABC News. More...

With gray wolves in the region set to be removed from Endangered Species Act protections, when you think wolf hunting will be allowed?/Lewiston Tribune*This year.*Within two years.*Within five to 10 years.*It won't happen.

Item: Happy birthday, Leap Year babies/Lewiston TribuneMore Info: Jessica Broemmeling didn't know anyone else born on Feb. 29 until she went to work as a secretary at the Clarkston Fire Department and discovered Chief Steve Cooper's dad was a leap year baby. Bud Cooper, who...

Item: Corridor project divides mayors: Bloem says situation ideal, Larkin concerned about economic impact on county/Maureen Dolan, Coeur d'Alene PressMore Info: She said the only place to grow is on the DeArmond Mill site next to the college and that the chance to purchase the...

I'm not a cop. I was a prosecutor for several years but I was also a public defender early in my career. I no longer practice criminal law but I am sympathetic to the institutions that are charged with "protecting" the public. It's thankless and...

Item: 'Crispy Frickin' Chicken' ad blasted for 'fornication': Family calls slogan offensive, euphemism for other F-word/WorldNetDailyQuestion: What do you think of the Crispy Frickin' Chicken ad campaign?1. I love it, it's finger-lickin' good!2. It's a cute play on words, totally acceptable3. Frickin' is a colloquial...

THURSDAY, FEB. 28, 2008

I'm still chuckling about John Austin's response to the question earlier today: Did you finish college in 4 years?" His response? "It only took me two terms to complete college -- Jerry Ford's and Jimmy Carter's." I read the main thread of the comments section...

... Commissioner Rick Currie will announce his candidacy for re-election at 1 p.m. Friday at the Rankin vets memorial plaza on Kootenai County Courthouse grounds. Ex-Cd'A police chief Tom Cronin has already announced for the post.

Nate Clinton deferred Thursday afternoon. When defending state champ Madison slapped a box-and-one on the 5-foot-7 senior guard, Clinton didn’t get frustrated. That opened the door for a teammate to step up, and sophomore Devon Austin more than obliged. Austin came off the bench to...

Photo: The Stupid Shall Be Punished"My keyring has about 8 keys and one of my dogtags; very minimalist and functional," posts Bubblehead/The Stupid Shall Be Punished. "Here's what my wife's keyring looks like. How many actual keys do you see amongst the extraneous stuff on...

In 1975, the Idaho Legislature established public kindergarten. Actively campaigning against the idea was one state Rep. C. L. "Butch" Otter. He worked both the House and Senate education committees, arguing that state-funded kindergarten would cut into established private kindergarten business and that there was...

Idaho would make up part of the loss to timber-dependent school districts if Congress fails to reauthorize Craig-Wyden funds for the next four years, under legislation that just passed the House on a 55-12 vote and now moves to the Senate. ... The bill, HB...

Pebbles Van Der Poel, an Amaltheia Dairy worker, helps some of young kids find the nipple on a bucket of milk during feeding time at the dairy in Belgrade, Mont. The goat farm and dairy hopes to sell 100,000 pounds of cheese this year. Story...